Category Archives: All Things Cosmonautical

Bang, Zoom, To the Moon!

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 by Keith

While flouncing around Florida, lying his ass off to elderly people trying to scam their votes, Newt Gingrich announced that he’d like to build a moon base by 2020. This naturally got some attention. A lot of people — especially … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Manned Space Flight

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Keith

Cyrano De Bergerac was the first man to visit the moon. When he arrived, he found a young Chinese woman named Chang’e who was witty, intelligent and fond of wine. They had a brief but passionate affair. Cyrano eventually tired … Continue reading →

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All the Universe is Full of the Lives of Perfect Creatures

Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011 by Keith

Today is the 50th anniversary of the flight of Ham the astrochimp.

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Happy Lunar Landing Day!

Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Keith

40 years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. Think about that over the next few days, while you wondering what to do with this world we inherited, that sometimes seems so broken and wrong. We can do extraordinary things … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Been Doing For the Last Month

Posted on Monday, June 29, 2009 by Keith

Sorry for the lack of interesting content but for most of the last month or so I’ve been spending every spare moment prepping my book. Above is the final cover, and as you can see I’ve gone back to the … Continue reading →

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On This Day, A Giant Leap

Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 by Keith

Tonight is Yuri’s Night. Raise a glass in honor of the the first man in space. And pour a little on the ground for Laika.

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Dasvidanya, 2007!

Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 by Keith

Via Boing Boing, a collection of Soviet era holiday cards. I like this one because it reminds me of Maurice Sendak’s In the Night Kitchen. Happy Holidays, Comrades!

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Sputnik, Comrads!

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007 by Keith

And I had this great post half written in my head, all about how Sputnik changed the world and all the technology we use today, from cell phones, to GPS to the Internet wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for a … Continue reading →

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Happy Lunar Landing Day!

Posted on Friday, July 20, 2007 by Keith

38 years ago today, mankind walked on the Moon. The Moon! Hopefully, one day soon, we’ll go back there, and then on to Mars. I sincerely hope I live long enough to see Mars Landing Day. The fact that I … Continue reading →

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A Hundred Monkeys In a Hundred Space Suits

Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 by Keith

Charlie Stross has a great essay up about the futility of Space Colonization: This is not to say that interstellar travel is impossible; quite the contrary. But to do so effectively you need either (a) outrageous amounts of cheap energy, … Continue reading →

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